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University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus vs Wayne State University

Waterbury, CT · Detroit, MI · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair CT:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × MI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Wayne State University: average net price rose +16.6% from $12,674 (2013) to $14,773 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: net price ranged $7,599–$9,525 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: acceptance rate eased +106.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • Wayne State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus vs Wayne State University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (85.0% vs 57.2% at Wayne State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,322 vs $45,207 at Wayne State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($73,997 vs $53,493 at Wayne State University)

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus profile · Wayne State University profile · Compare other colleges

Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Wayne State University?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 85.0% versus 57.2% at Wayne State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Wayne State University?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,322 versus $45,207 at Wayne State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Wayne State University?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $73,997 versus $53,493 at Wayne State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025